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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Beginning Midwifery Practice

  • Unit Code

    MIP6202

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit focuses on the clinical care of women and their families during the childbearing period. Students are introduced to a range of normal experiences and minor complications as experienced by women and explore the role of the midwife within a multi-disciplinary team in supporting families.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Mixed mode: online, tutorials, clinical practice.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MID6103, MIT6102

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version I80

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply evidence-based knowledge to midwifery care.
  2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, their families and professional colleagues.
  3. Demonstrate competence in reflection on self and midwifery practice.
  4. Participate in ethical, sensitive and enabling midwifery/client relationships built on a partnership model.
  5. Practice in accordance with statutory and common law affecting midwifery practice.
  6. Utilise a clinical decision making approach to provide safe, ethical midwifery care for the well childbearing family.
  7. With support, fulfil the pivotal role of the midwife in a multi-disciplinary health care team.

Unit Content

  1. Advocacy in partnership models of midwifery care.
  2. Effective communication with women, their families and members of the health care team.
  3. Effective teams in care provision.
  4. Professional accountability, statutory documentation in midwifery.
  5. Role of the midwife in a multi-disciplinary team.
  6. Social, cultural and psychological context: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the childbearing woman, labour, birth and the puerperium.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online, tutorials/seminars and workshops. Practicum hours 240 hours

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayCase studies50%
AssignmentProfessional issues from clinical practice50%

Text References

  • ^ Stables, D., & Rankin, J. (Eds.). (2010). Physiology in childbearing: With anatomy and related biosciences (3rd. ed.). London: Balliere Tindall.
  • ^ Macdonald, S., & Magill-Cuerden, J. (2011). Mayes midwifery (14th ed.). Sydney: Bailliere Tindall.
  • Page, L., & McCandish, R. (2006). The new midwifery: Science and sensitivity in practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
  • Thureen, P., Deacon, J., Hernandez, J., & Hall, D. (2005). Assessment and care of the well newborn (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.
  • Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Thorogood, C. & Pincombe, J. (2010). Midwifery: preparation for practice (2nd ed.). Sydney: Elsevier.
  • Blackburn, S.T. (2007). Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology: A clinical perspective (3rd ed.). Missouri: Saunders.

Journal References

  • Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing
  • Midwifery: Churchill Livingstone
  • MIDIRS: Midwifery Digest
  • Breastfeeding Review:Australian Breastfeeding Association

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Beginning Midwifery Practice

  • Unit Code

    MIP6202

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit focuses on the clinical care of women and their families during the childbearing period. Students are introduced to a range of normal experiences and minor complications as experienced by women and explore the role of the midwife within a multi-disciplinary team in supporting families.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Mixed mode: online, tutorials, clinical practice.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MID6103, MIT6102

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version I80

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply evidence-based knowledge to midwifery care.
  2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, their families and professional colleagues.
  3. Demonstrate competence in reflection on self and midwifery practice.
  4. Participate in ethical, sensitive and enabling midwifery/client relationships built on a partnership model.
  5. Practice in accordance with statutory and common law affecting midwifery practice.
  6. Utilise a clinical decision making approach to provide safe, ethical midwifery care for the well childbearing family.
  7. With support, fulfil the pivotal role of the midwife in a multi-disciplinary health care team.

Unit Content

  1. Advocacy in partnership models of midwifery care.
  2. Effective communication with women, their families and members of the health care team.
  3. Effective teams in care provision.
  4. Professional accountability, statutory documentation in midwifery.
  5. Role of the midwife in a multi-disciplinary team.
  6. Social, cultural and psychological context: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the childbearing woman, labour, birth and the puerperium.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online, tutorials/seminars and workshops. Practicum hours 240 hours

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
EssayCase studies50%
AssignmentProfessional issues from clinical practice50%

Text References

  • ^ Stables, D., & Rankin, J. (Eds.). (2010). Physiology in childbearing: With anatomy and related biosciences (3rd. ed.). London: Balliere Tindall.
  • ^ Macdonald, S., & Magill-Cuerden, J. (2011). Mayes midwifery (14th ed.). Sydney: Bailliere Tindall.
  • Page, L., & McCandish, R. (2006). The new midwifery: Science and sensitivity in practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
  • Thureen, P., Deacon, J., Hernandez, J., & Hall, D. (2005). Assessment and care of the well newborn (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.
  • Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Thorogood, C. & Pincombe, J. (2010). Midwifery: preparation for practice (2nd ed.). Sydney: Elsevier.
  • Blackburn, S.T. (2007). Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology: A clinical perspective (3rd ed.). Missouri: Saunders.

Journal References

  • Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing
  • Midwifery: Churchill Livingstone
  • MIDIRS: Midwifery Digest
  • Breastfeeding Review:Australian Breastfeeding Association

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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